Bumper swap time! ya!

[smonkbmw]

hella hid kit? hella elipsoids? on cars that were not originally 9006/elipsoid cars ive found that they dont do well with kits that do not have ignitors. the wifes eta did the same thing as wishnos car with a cheap set of ebay hids. bought a set of prolumens with ignitors and never had a issue since.

[einstein57]

only time that happens is kits without ignitors.

So my hellas don't have igniters?

[smonkbmw]

It happens with expensive ones also......

only time that happens is kits without ignitors.

[einstein57]

Moral of story: dont buy cheap HIDs. Yes jeff im eating my words

We gotta find you some springs sometime!

It happens with expensive ones also. Its normally a bad connection between the ballast and the capsules (crappy quality control). Easy fix is to take apart the connector and slide slide the plastic connectors down the wire to expose the metal connectors. Solder the connections together and close up the plastic connections. Has worked like a charm for me on a few kits.

[Wishno87]

So today I drilled the mounting holes for the valence and put in some temporary bolts to hold it together. The valence fits a lot better once its being held on correctly. I have a lot more confidence on this setup now that i can see how its going to fit together. Next im going to take it apart and sand the bumper and valence down till its ready for primer.

[Edev]

Photoshoot sounds great. I dont have a decent camera right now so i havent taken any pics for a while.

ha, neither do i..just my iphone. BUT, my friend has a nikon D40 (i believe) and it takes great pictures. i can get it from him anytime, just whenever is convenient for you. ive found 3 good places to take some at.

[Edev]

Moral of story: dont buy cheap HIDs. Yes jeff im eating my words

We gotta find you some springs sometime!

hahah. im assuming Jeff told you to not buy them in the first place ehh? he always seems to know everything. very smart man.

i know! lol. homecoming is this saturday so i might have some money left over that'll go towards my springs fund. i should set up a donation or something :pimp:

[Wishno87]

edit: oh by the way..we should do a photoshoot sometime. i gave my car a short little detail today at my friends house. i think you'd get along with him. another bmw guy.

Photoshoot sounds great. I dont have a decent camera right now so i havent taken any pics for a while.

[Wishno87]

ahh okay. gotcha. just making sure you knew.

Moral of story: dont buy cheap HIDs. Yes jeff im eating my words

We gotta find you some springs sometime!

[Edev]

^ ya i just bought cheap HIDs so sometimes they dont come on the first time and i have to flick them on and off till both lights ignite. Usually it showes up on the check panel but i dident notice it then. Little embarrassing.

ahh okay. gotcha. just making sure you knew.

edit: oh by the way..we should do a photoshoot sometime. i gave my car a short little detail today at my friends house. i think you'd get along with him. another bmw guy.

[Wishno87]

^ ya i just bought cheap HIDs so sometimes they dont come on the first time and i have to flick them on and off till both lights ignite. Usually it showes up on the check panel but i dident notice it then. Little embarrassing.

[Edev]

wow..thats pretty nice. i think im going to redo my spoiler/lip. its not doing so good. i looked at it yesterday morning..and i also noticed that someone had drawn a big dick on my trunk lid. it took up the whole space of the trunk lid haha. im just glad it wasnt keyed.

btw, your drivers side headlight is out. we drove past each other today and i noticed it.

[Wishno87]

Hey i was wondering what you used to paint the rubber part of the mtech 1 spoiler. Is it paint thats special for rubber? Let me know as my mtech 1 is in some need of that.

Thanks,
Dave

First i gave it a good coat of this


Then I gave it a heavy coat of this


Seems to hold up fine soo far. The strange thing is it doesent even feel like it has any paint on it. The paint soaked in pretty deep so i dont feel im going to have any risk of it cracking or flaking. Im fairly satisfied with the outcome.

[bimma360]

Hey i was wondering what you used to paint the rubber part of the mtech 1 spoiler. Is it paint thats special for rubber? Let me know as my mtech 1 is in some need of that.

Thanks,
Dave

[twothrees]

Check out this thread, I detailed how I did mine. http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...ight=eurostyle

I used self tapping screws on the sides and bolt/washer/nut on the front. I pre-drilled with a drill attachment that screws on to your dremel. It was invaluable. Yeah, you're going to need to sand, file, plane down the lip on the bumper cover so the lay flat together.

I highly recommend the strut brace I made for the end of the apron.